September 24, 2009 Newsletter
- 10 Reviews done for September! Don't forget that there's $100 at stake every month for the Review of the Month Contest.
- We
are happy to announce that ChildBook's new look is finally up! It needs
polishing here and there but it's looking good :) We hope you'll like
it too. We are even open for your suggestions.
- Let's continue with more Moon Festival Celebration that's why I am giving more sale on Moon festival related products.
- Read my usual blog posts on Chinese related news and events (plus my two cent). More below!
- The New Practical Chinese Reader has been selling very well , edited by Xiu Lun.
- Our Moon Festival calendar
is now being updated for 2009 events. See the calendar if there are
already scheduled moon fest activities in your area. This is updated
regularly so please do visit it for more information. Below is an
upcoming Moon Festival Event.
- Below are stores that sells yummy Moon cakes!
- Celebrating
Moon Festival is one way of getting your kids interested in learning
Chinese. Show them the beauty of Chinese culture and they will surely
learn to love the language as well.
Moon Maiden SALE
Moon Festival mania is really in the air!
I can even smell moon cakes!*yummy*
This week, we offer another batch of Moon Festival
related products. Have fun!
Chinese Bakeries all over USA, Canada and other countries
Note: Please call first to confirm availability.
ChildBook is not, in any way, connected to these bakeries. These are just compiled for the convenience of ChildBook friends.
Tel. Nos. 415-433-7973, 415-392-4497, or 415-982-5157 Send checks to:
Eastern Bakery
720 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94108
Kee Wah Bakery
729 West Garvey Avenue
Monterey Park, CA 91754, USA
Tel: 1-626-281-2680
Hours: 9:30AM - 7:30PM PST Daily
K and D Bakery
143A Mott Street
New York, NY 10013
212.226.8988Maxim's Bakery Ltd.
257 Keefer Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1X6
604.688.6281www.maxims@telus.net
Review of the Week:
This is a very useful book for teacher By Cindy Liu from NJ on 9/2/2009
Describe Yourself:Avid Reader Bottom Line:Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Thanks Cindy! We hope to help more with your teaching skills.
---Ray
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September 18, 2009 Newsletter
- 6 Review done so far in September! An improvement for the 1 from last week.
- More
excitement is on the way for ChildBook! The web site is going through
a redesign by a professional. Most of you are probably going,
finally! I have been doing my own web design for the past 12 years and
it's very functional. The professional I have hired is making it
functional, as well as a bit nicer looking. She is also redoing the
logo. The original logo was done by very talented Graphic Artist
friend of mine/classmate, then I messed with it a bit (added the word
Chinese, which I should have had her do (even tiny changes, like adding
one word can...). Currently we are still in the graphic mock up mode
that has made a lot of progress. The next step is actual coding, then
going live. Non technical explanation - we are updating the look of
the site, but the underneath part is staying the same.
- This
week was my birthday, so I am doing a what I like sale. And this year,
for whatever reason I did not have the usual Chinese Whip Cream cake
with fruit in the middle I usually get, but a very decadent Chocolate
Cake (really bad for any type of diets). I blame seeing the movie
Julia & Julie. The food in the movie was mouth watering! And they
did have a chocolate cake in the movie :-)
- My blog posts on Chinese related news and events. More below!
- The New Practical Chinese Reader has been selling very well , edited by Xiu Lun.
- Our Moon Festival calendar
is now being updated for 2009 events. See the calendar if there are
already scheduled moon fest activities in your area. This is updated
regularly so please do visit it for more information.
- The
Past week was challenging for me. There was an E-Mail server change
over that resulted in a bunch of E-Mails getting delayed, and then when
I finally got them it was an avalanche. I have finally worked through
those. Nasty javascript issue on a page, so half of it was not
showing... That was fun to figure out. The good news is as problems
are found - they are fixed!
Latest Entries
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I
am a bit worried about the trade dispute with the US and
China. The Qing Dynasty post tells you so much about China!
For the winner of August's Reviews, it got confusing...
End result was two winners!
Review of the Week:
4
out of 5 Stars - Good for babies and toddlers
By Edith
from TX on 9/12/2009
Pros: Concept clarity, Sound quality
Cons: Lack of verbs
Best Uses: Education, Vocabulary Building
Describe Yourself: Librarian
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
These DVDs continue in the format of the previous volumes. Words are spoken
clearly several times while illustrated by several short active scenes. Most of
the scenes have real kids in them, others have the funny little characters on
the box. You may choose to have either traditional or simplified Chinese
displayed. You may choose to have the English & Pinyin displayed or not, but
not just one of the two.
I think a small child will enjoy these. My 5 year old watched one happily. I do
think a child much older than that they will tire of the format. An older child
needs something that feels more like a story. For a baby I think they are
excellent. It does seem odd to me that a whole DVD is devoted to the names of
sports -- I'm not sure whether that says something about Chinese culture or
about my lack of interest in sports, or both. Anyway, there is certainly nothing
wrong with it, but I would hope the series would be continued to include some
basic verbs and phrases that a toddler would tend to learn.
Thanks
Edith! She has the cutest son!
September 10, 2009 Newsletter
- Hope
you all enjoyed your labor day week-end. Our Labor Day Sale is over but
there are more good stuff from this week's Moon Maiden Sale.
- 1 Review done so far in September!
It won't take you long to make one review so please consider doing one
today. Let us help other teachers and parents pick the best products
with your reviews.
- Indulge reading my blog posts on Chinese related news and events. More below!
- More New
Products! We have the updated version of the Practical Chinese Reader some of you may have used in the 1980's. ChildBook now has The New Practical Chinese Reader,
edited by Xiu Lun. The books continue from where the original series
left off. The original characters now have kids, and it is the kids'
turn to study the Chinese language and culture.
- We also have
new nice books that the kids will enjoy, such as the 3 Kingdoms, a book
of Chinese legends. It is a set of 2 books, that come in both English
and Traditional Chinese. 3 Kingdoms also has an accompanying CD-ROM
(sold separately).
- Our Moon Festival calendar
is now being updated for 2009 events. See the calendar if there are
already scheduled moon fest activities in your area. This is updated
regularly so please do visit it for more information.
- Free - Cool Moon Festival Coloring Pages! And Worksheets! Links below!
Chinese Moon Festival Coloring Pages/Pictures (FREE & PRINTABLE!!!)
The Jade Emperor
Hou Yi, who was married to Chiang E
shooting down the 9 Suns that were endangering the Earth by making it to
hot. He was rewarded by the Jade Emperor with a potion of
immortality. Hou
Yi Coloring Picture - Chinese Moon Festival
Family
enjoying Moon Cakes during the Chinese Moon Festival Coloring
Chinese Moon Festival Learning Resources: Worksheets, Lesson plans, etc:
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Matching Work Sheet related to the Chinese Moon Festival for use in the class room
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This is a very useful book for teacher By Cindy Liu from NJ on 9/2/2009 Describe Yourself: Avid Reader Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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September 3, 2009 Newsletter
- CD & Songs Learn Chinese Sale
- Over the labor day weekend as your driving to Las Vegas, Atlantic
City, etc. on your mini vacation, why not pop in the CD player a
Chinese CD or two! A great way to increase your child's time with
Chinese in a fun way! One child when she got in the car would ask her
Father, where's my Chinese CD!
- 18 Reviews were done in August!
It won't take you long to make one review so please consider doing one
today. 9 Reviews done for the entire month! None done for September...
- Please read my blog posts on Chinese related news and events. More below!
- More New
Products! More below!
- Our Moon Festival calendar
is now being updated for 2009 events. See the calendar if there are
already scheduled moon fest activities in your area. This is updated
regularly so please do visit it for more information.
- Moon Festival Contest - To be announced next week... We are considering several ideas and suggestions are welcome!
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Weekly Sale: Songs and Stories CD Sale!
CD's are a great way to play some Chinese Songs or stories in the Car!
Remember that sale ends Monday! |
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18 Reviews for August! Winner is again, TaoTao
Mom!
Now
why did she win again this month? Because she did 6 reviews out of the
18 total. 3 of the reviews were anonymous - Mandy of Thousand Oaks
should have won, but since they are anonymous I have no idea who they
are :-) And I even did a search in my database of Mandy's in Thousand
Oaks and nothing. So TaoTao had a 6 of 15 review chance and randomly
she won. The winner is randomly selected.
To write a review click on Write a Review
right under the product picture.
$100 Monthly Prize awarded
- Each Review done in monthly earns you chance for the $100 payable via
check, paypal, or $125 of Childbook product...
Winning Review from Ten Re of
Arizona
4 Stars - Excellent Vocabulary expansion
Pros:
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August 28, 2009 Newsletter
- Toddlers Learn Chinese Sale
- School is about to start. Smaller kids and toddlers can study
Chinese as well when their big bro or sis is at school. See our
products on sale that will help baby hear the proper Chinese tones and
Chinese words used by little kids.
- No Product Reviews done this week! and
this is the last week of the month. It won't take you long to make one
review so please consider doing one today. 9 Reviews done for the
entire month! So for each review done, there is a 10% chance at the $100 CASH PRIZE.
- Please read my blog posts on Chinese related news and events. More below!
- New
Products! Popular and Classic Young Adult Novels in Chinese: Lemony Snicket - Series of Unfortunate Events, Twilight series, Narnia and
more!
- I'm back from vacation! Your orders where shipped and it will be on your doorstep in no time.
- New Age Category - 3-5. Our goal is to choose the right product as easy as possible for you!
- Our Moon Festival calendar
is now being updated for 2009 events. See the calendar if there are
already scheduled moon fest activities in your area. This is updated
regularly so please do visit it for more information.
- Happy Chinese Valentine's Day!!! If
you want to know more about this day, and how the Chinese celebrate it,
you can go at our Resources page and learn more about it. We also
blogged about its history.
Weekly Sale: Toddlers Learn Chinese Sale
Now
is the best time for your bao bei (baby or toddler or precious one) to
start learning Chinese. The smaller the child starts to learn Chinese,
the more precise they can be in speaking the correct tone.
Some Learning-Chinese materials for toddlers that are on sale this week:
Remember that sale ends Monday!
Stocks are limited as well, so hurry and grab your materials now.
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Hungry Ghost Festival New Coloring pages!
Spirits of ancestors appeased with joss sticks, cold food and flowers.
Lanterns for Hungry Ghost Festival. Some leave lanterns to drift on bodies of water to light the way of underwater spirits.
Chinese Vampire
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Chronicles of Narnia (Traditional Chinese)
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Lemony Snicket
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Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events in Traditional Chinese.
Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire were orphaned early.
The children are kind and quick-witted, but bad luck follows them everywhere.
Count Olaf continually pursues them to get his hands on to the family fortune.
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Chinese Translations of Western Classics
European and American classic stories in Chinese, like Tom Sawyer, Little Women, Les Miserables and more.
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Only 9 Reviews for August and none for this week!!!
To write a review click on Write a Review
right under the product picture.
$100 Monthly Prize awarded
- Each Review done in August earns you chance for the $100 payable via
check, paypal, or $125 of Childbook product...
Review
of the week from Ten Re of
Arizona
Zhen Ke Ai!
Pros: Classic, Entertaining, Funny
Best Uses: Education, Entertainment
Describe Yourself: Collector
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Tall is the City Wall? (Wo Xihuan Series), Simplified, Softcover.
36 pages |
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Product Rating 5 stars (1 Rating)
Chinese story book with writing
exercise
"How
Tall is the City Wall?"
(Wo Xihuan Series - I love Chinese Writing Games),
Simplified, Softcover. 36 pages
Fox persuades his classmates to play the game "How tall is
the city wall?" Fox learns the bad effects of showing
off.
Writing exercise at the end.
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August 20, 2009 Newsletter
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- Learn Chinese this Moon Festival
- Some of the books on sale below! October 3 is Chinese Moon
Festival. Prepare early, get your moon poems or stories while on sale.
- Only 5 Product Reviews for August! and
more than half of the Month is GONE!!! It only takes a minute or two to
do a review. If you can't find how to make a review, the link beneath
a product's picture.
- Read my blog posts on Chinese related news and events. More below!
- Baby Learns Chinese New Products Available!
Level 2 that teaches another 150 words.
- New
Products! New Practical Chinese Reader, Lemony Snicket
, and
more! More details below!
- Due to our vacation, next shipping day is on August 24.
- New Age Category - 3-5. Our goal is
to make picking the right product as easy as possible for you!
- New Category
for Popular Series in Traditional Chinese. This way you can
easily find Eragon,
Lord of the Rings
, Lemony Snicket
, Harry Potter (Traditional Chinese) Series Books
, Chronicles of Narnia (Traditional Chinese)
and
Twilight Series.
- NEW! Free coloring pages about baby! Baby is "bao bei" in Chinese. Bao bei also means "precious one," or "treasure," so your 3 or 10 year old (or 15 year old!) is still your Bao Bei! Sample Coloring Pages about baby (or "bao bei" in Chinese). Click
here for more!
- Our Moon Festival calendar is now being updated for 2009 events. See the calendar if there are already scheduled moon fest activities in your area.
Sample Coloring Page about baby (or "bao bei" in Chinese).
See our complete
Bao Bei Coloring Pages section. 
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Weekly Sale: Moon Festival Sale!
Moon Festival is a fun time to read moon poetry or moon stories outdoors with your family.
Please do visit our entire products on sale at our Weekly Sale page, there are more in store for you and your kids!
Moon Festival Coloring Pages and more!!!
Cute drawings to choose from and they come with very informative snippet too.
Chiang E after drinking the potion of immortality that
caused her to fly to the moon. Coloring
Page of Chiang E, Chinese Moon Festival
Wood cutter Wu Gang who attempted to become immortal, and
was punished for his hubris by being required to cut down a tree that
magically heals itself after each cut. Coloring
page of Wu Gang, Chinese Moon Festival
On the Full Moon, Hou Yi who is now the sun god, can visit
his wife, Chiang E the Moon Goddess. Coloring
Page of Hou Yi and Chiang E, Chinese Moon Festival
There's more! ChildBook also offers free Chinese Moon Festival Teaching Resources such as lesson plans, worksheets, and so on.
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$100 Monthly Prize awarded - Each Review done in August earns you chance for the $100 payable via check, paypal, or $125 of Childbook product...
Review of the week from John C. of Florida
I was very pleasantly surprised with the series Chinese Made Easy, both
the textbook and the workbook.
The textbook is published iI was very pleasantly surprised with the
series Chinese Made Easy, both the textbook and the workbook.
The textbook is published in vivid colors with clever characters. The
visuals make the book appealing and learning fun.
The text employs repetition which reinforces learning; each section has
reviews of earlier chapters which further reinforces learning. The
workbook provides more practice so the student will feel comfortable
with a new language.
Each text comes with a CD. The Chinese sentences are spoken clearly so
that the student can complete a comprehensive study of reading,
writing, and speaking Chinese.
n vivid colors with clever characters. The visuals make the book
appealing and learning fun.
The text employs repetition which reinforces learning; each section has
reviews of earlier chapters which further reinforces learning. The
workbook provides more practice so the student will feel comfortable
with a new language.
Each text comes with a CD. The Chinese sentences are spoken clearly so
that the student can complete a comprehensive study of reading,
writing, and speaking Chinese.
Feedback/Suggestions appreciated on the new Review Feature!
Reviews are appreciated! As well as rate the review!
Sincerely,
Ray, Owner
www.childbook.com 909-595-8882
Learning Chinese and Culture Products for teaching kids!
Blog: http://www.childbook.com/v/blog/
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August 2009 Newsletters
August 8 Newsletter
- Chinese Father's Day Sale - Chinese learning materials that kids can learn together with their Daddies are now on sale. Chinese Father's Day
is the 8th day of the 8th month (next Wednesday on the Gregorian
Calender). In Mandarin, 8 sounds like Father as well as Wealthy (which
is why you have so many licence plates with 8's on them and take a look
at my toll free number 800-689-1218. 2's are also good, and 6/s are OK. My regular tel. # I got luckier - 909-595-8882. And when the area code used to be 818, it was really good.
- Reviews Enhancement!
FINALLY, NO MORE HIDDEN REVIEWS! Reviews are now on the category
pages, search pages, and on top of the product page. Your feedback is
appreciated! Reviews are now so much more visible!
- 2 Days Left! 12 Reviews for JULY's $100 Review Contest!
- Twilight in Chinese books:
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Series) by Stephanie Meyer - Traditional Chinese, Softcover
- Narnia Books in Traditional Chinese would be a great addition to your collection! Soon other best sellers will be available.
- Chinese SAT II Set - Even more updates!
- Thank you for the 4 new reviews this week!
$100
Prize is drawn monthly, so goodluck! Reviews only take a minute, so
Please do them!We even made things easier for you, writing a review and
reading it is nnow easier because of our newly installed Product Reviewer. Check it out!
New Chinese related Blog Posts! Read my blog!
- Baby Learns Chinese New Products Available!
- Learn Bo Po Mo in 2 to 5 hours, instead of the usual 55 hours.
- The series has had great word of mouth.Great way to Learn Traditional Chinese Characters!
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Weekly Sale: Chinese Father's Day Sale!
Bond and learn with your child.
Remember that sale ends Monday!
Stocks are limited as well so hurry and grab one now.
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CB BLOG POSTS
July Reviews!
Only 12 Reviews for all of JULY! $100 Review Contest Ends tomorrow...
Huge
improvement in product reviews! I just put in a major enhancement for
Product Reviews so that it'll be easier for customers to read and make
product ratings. All you have to do is click or search the product you
want, click on theReviews tab beside Description tab or you can click on the Write a Review link under the product photo to create a review!
The
Review Enhancement I put in has the goal of supplying the best review
ability for E-Commerce. Try it out and once there are more reviews
(hint, hint), the new features will become even more valuable.
Feedback/Suggestions appreciated on the new Review Feature!
Review of the Week!
a lot like Baby Einstein By Janet from Utah on 7/2/2009
Reviews are appreciated! As well as rate the review!
Reviews are appreciated! As well as rate the review!
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Summary - Baby Learns Chinese Summer Sale - All things that you can use to teach your babies Chinese is now on sale.
- Narnia Books in Traditional Chinese Now available!
- Chinese SAT II Set - Even more updates!
- Please help by doing a product review! Just a few sentences!
Only
8 Reviews for July (and none this week!)and the month is almost 1/2
gone!!! 100 Prize drawn monthly! Reviews only take a minute, so Please
do them! To write a review,
type the product in the search button and find it. Under the
description you will see stars, beside it is a link "Write a Review. -
New Chinese related Blog Posts! More below - Baby Learns Chinese New Products Available!
- Learn Bo Po Mo in 2 to 5 hours, instead of the usual 55 hours.
- The series has had great word of mouth.Great way to Learn Traditional Chinese Characters!
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July Reviews!
No reviews for this week! It might be that you're all busy with summer
activities. I hope next week you won't forget to make one. :)
$100 Cash Prize and only 8 Reviews competing! 3 by the same person!
Reviews are appreciated! As well as rate the review!
Sincerely,
Ray, Owner
www.childbook.com 909-595-8882
Learning Chinese and Culture Products for teaching kids!
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July 15, 2009 Newsletter
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- Harry Potter in Chinese Sale - Available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese!
- Narnia Books in Traditional Chinese Now available!
- Chinese SAT II Set - Even more updates!
- Please help by doing a product review! Just a few sentences!
Only
8 Reviews for July and the month is almost 1/2 gone!!! 100 Prize drawn
monthly! Reviews only take a minute, so Please do them! To write a
review,
type the product in the search button and find it. Under the
description you will see stars, beside it is a link "Write a Review. -
New Chinese related Blog Posts!
- Champion Chinese now available at Childbook.
- Learn Bo Po Mo in 2 to 5 hours, instead of the usual 55 hours.
- The series has had great word of mouth.Great way to Learn Traditional Chinese Characters!
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July Reviews!
8 done so far!
- July Contest now on-going. Please write your review, you don't need to buy from ChildBook to join.
- Reviews
help our parents and teachers choose the most suitable materials for
the kids, so please do write a review and also rate useful reviews.
Thanks.
Review of the week:
Chinese SAT II Volume 1 and Volume 2 |
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Faye
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Originally I expect the book to arrive in a week, but actually the
order arrives in three days, it is so fast. We quickly look through the
materials, my daughter loves them, they trigger her interest to learn
Chinese well and get good score in real SAT test. Thank you Childbook!
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Sincerely,
Ray, Owner
www.childbook.com 909-595-8882
Learning Chinese and Culture Products for teaching kids!
Blog: http://www.childbook.com/v/blog/
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Children's Day Chinese Sale - Ends Monday. Children's Day is a huge holiday in China, second only to a birthday for getting gifts, so I thought, why not put on sale the items that would be great gifts!
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Hard pick this week, hmm, the last one on how few acting roles there are for Asians.
May Winner is Patricia from TX!
Only 17 Reviews competed... 0 Done for June so far :-(
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| I recently bought from Childbook the textbook and workbook for Chinese Made Easy for Kids. My husband and I are Chinese-speakers and I teach Chinese at college level, so we thought we could teach our kids to read and write in Chinese easily. However, we soon realized that there are not that many good textbooks to teach Chinese to children. With Chinese Made Easy for Kids we finally found an easy and entertaining book to teach written Chinese to our four year old (he speaks Chinese but does not write characters yet). Other Chinese books published for the Chinese community in the US (the ones we used with our older child) tend to be a little bit boring, with black and white pages, no or minimal illustrations and based on old Chinese rhymes that introduce vocabulary that may not be useful for early learners. Chinese Made Easy for Kids is the opposite. Each lesson introduces useful vocabulary (both in characters and pinyin) kids can use right away (i.e. starting with the child's immediate surroundings--family, home, school etc.). The textbook has fun, colorful illustrations, and the workbook is full of entertaining and creative activities. This book is a great way to introduce your child to Chinese. It comes with a CD so, if you do not speak Chinese at home, your child (and you) can still mimic the sounds and learn how to speak the language. I would rate this book with 5 stars | | | |
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Review Contest Guidelines:
- If you buy a bundle, say a set of 6 DVD's like Early Start Mandarin Chinese with Bao Bei the Panda #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Bundle you can rate each DVD, and the bundle for a total possible of 7 reviews!
- You can do multiple reviews (more chances to win)!
- Reviews are OK if you bought from another place, borrowed from a friend, or rented from the library.
- And of course, reviews on Learning Chinese Products you bought from me!
- Just click on the Write a review text at the bottom of the product description.
IF there are any issues, please just E-Mail me your review and include a rating! ray@childbook.com
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Reviews are appreciated! As well as rate the review!
Sincerely,
Ray, Owner
www.childbook.com 909-595-8882
Learning Chinese and Culture Products for teaching kids!
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